Story byMoscow-Pullman Daily News, Moscow, IdahoSam Taylor, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Moscow, IdahoSat, December 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM UTC·2 min readDec. 12—Washington State's next head football coach has found his way back home — in a way. WSU is hiring Kirby Moore as its next head coach, a source with knowledge of the move confirmed to the Tribune on Friday. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementESPN first reported the news. Moore, a native of Prosser, Wash., and a former Boise State wide receiver, was most recently the offensive coordinator at Missouri of the SEC from 2023-25. Prior to Missouri, he worked as the wide receivers coach, passing game coordinator and, for his final season, offensive coordinator at Fresno State from 2017-22. WSU is Moore's first head coaching job. Daily headlines, straight to your inboxRead it online first and stay up-to-date, delivered daily at 7 AMMoore replaces Jimmy Rogers, who left WSU last week after one 6-6 season to take over the Iowa State football program. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWSU is set to return to Moore's old stomping grounds on Dec. 22, when the Cougars play future Pac-12 foe Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise State's Albertsons Stadium. Defensive coordinator Jesse Bobbit is WSU's interim head coach, despite reports that he will follow Rogers to Ames, Iowa, as the Cyclones' co-defensive coordinator. Moore's older brother, Kellen Moore, also played college football at Boise State and is currently the head coach of the NFL's New Orleans Saints. AdvertisementKirby Moore got his career started as the wide receivers coach at College of Idaho in 2014 and was a graduate assistant for Chris Peterson at University of Washington from 2015-16. Check out Saturday's Tribune for more on this storyTaylor can be reached at 208-848-2268, staylor@lmtribune. com, or on X or Instagram @Sam_C_Taylor.
